International Schools Blog

Alongside innovation in onscreen assessment and digital accessibility, we ensure we assess students in the right way, through our existing qualification design. At Pearson, this means offering a choice over when learners are assessed and examining how modular assessment can work alongside linear assessment as an examination option.

Here are five ways ChatGPT can facilitate engaging, effective classroom activities.

It’s been a tricky year for IB Diploma Programme biology, chemistry and physics teachers. We’re out of practice when adopting new Subject Guides; the latest editions were released nine (rather than seven) years after the previous. We have had to teach two different courses to our current two cohorts. And I sense from my conversations with teachers that more and more schools combine Higher and Standard Level classes, making planning all the more difficult.

Technology is a firm fixture in education these days. But how much screentime for kids is too much? We take a look at the debate around screentime in schools.

What should education reform for a new generation look like? Meredith Reeve, Head of Next Generation Assessment at Pearson, shares our best current thinking and provides an overview of the progress we are making at Pearson to innovate learning and assessment to give choice to students.

In the last twelve months, there has been a lot of debate around AI and assessment. Lots of educators have expressed fears that student use of generative AI such as ChatGPT would make cheating widespread.

Children thrive when they feel like part of a close-knit community. In a supportive environment, they’re better able to focus on studying and working well alongside their peers. However, sometimes it can be challenging to break down the barriers between different classes, ages, and friendship circles. Developing a community-building policy can help to bring students together.

Global citizenship is the belief that people belong to a community beyond that of their home country. In today’s world, where people study, work, and move around on a regular basis, global citizenship is important to celebrate diversity, learn from other cultures, and shape a fairer world now and in the future.

Harriet, a student at Tanglin Trust School, Singapore is an Outstanding Pearson Learner Award winner, having received the highest mark in Asia for GCSE Art award for her Pearson Edexcel GCSE 2021/2022 results. Let’s hear Harriet’s story. 

International Women’s Day (IWD) on the 8th of March is just around the corner. Every year, it provides teachers with a fantastic opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements around the world, raise awareness about the barriers that many women still face, and share inspirational stories to encourage female students to pursue their ambitions.